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I then heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send?

Who will go for us?”

I said, “Here I am. Send me!”

- Isaiah 6:8

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WA'S FIRST SAINT

YOUTH

Permanent Diaconate in Perth

Monsignor John Cyril Hawes

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“You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, with all your

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mind, and your neighbour as yourself.”

— Luke 10:27

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F R O M T H E E D I T O R Jamie O’Brien Welcome to Issue 36 of The Record Magazine.

Discovering Auxiliary Bishop Rafferty

Our thanks to sponsors Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund for their ongoing support. This issue features a special report on Monsignor John Hawes, whose cause for canonisation is being put forward by the Diocese

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of Geraldton. Exclusive to this issue is our report that the Archdiocese of Perth is set to build a program of discernment for the formation of Permanent Deacons. A vision which steadily aims to change our youth ministry culture and develop disciples “with a heart of mission” has marked it’s one year anniversary at Perth’s Catholic Youth Ministry.

The ClerecWest Multi-Sports Day, which has been held for some 25 years, was this year held on Monday 2 May, and enabled clergy from across the Archdiocese the opportunity

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bowling. Don’t forget that these and many more stories are

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available at www.therecord.com.au. The Record Magazine is

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a magazine for the people and I hope you will enjoy taking

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the time to engage with us. Please feel free to share your thoughts and ideas via editor@therecord.com.au.

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Archbishop Costelloe makes history as first WA President of Australian Bishops Conference A new role awaits Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB who has been elected the incoming President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference.

Archbishop Costelloe replaces Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge, who has served as President for four years and was ineligible to run for a third term because he will turn 75 in September 2023.

Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP was reelected Vice-President.

Originally hailing from Melbourne, Archbishop Costelloe was appointed an Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne in 2007 and Archbishop of Perth in 2012.

He is the first president of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference from Western Australia and, as a priest of the Salesians of Don Bosco, the first member of a religious order to be elected president.

Archbishop Costelloe paid tribute to Archbishop Coleridge, saying he had guided the Bishops Conference through important and sometimes challenging times.

“It was Archbishop Coleridge who guided our response beyond the Royal Commission, represented the Church in Australia at the global summit on sexual abuse and steered the bishops through a pandemic and a host of other challenges,” he said.

“Archbishop Coleridge has been a calm and considered leader locally and in the global Church and will be a trusted adviser for me in this new role.”

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, centre, leads the Closing Mass of the 2019 Australian Catholic Youth Festival. Photo: Iceberg Media.

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB handballs a football during the opening plenary of the 2019 Australian Catholic Youth Festival. Photo: Iceberg Media.

Archbishop Costelloe said despite those difficulties, the Church’s ministries remain critical to Australian society.

“The Church in this country is an immense contributor to our society, through our parishes, our schools, our hospital and aged care, our social services and countless other ministries,” he said.

“As we continue to contemplate how we live out the Gospel in this age, including through the Plenary Council, I look forward to working with my brother bishops and the People of God to carry forward Christ’s mission.”

Archbishop Fisher, the Archbishop of Sydney, has served as vice-president of the Conference for the past four years.

“I look forward to continuing to serve the Conference in this way and working closely with Archbishop Costelloe on key issues for the Church’s mission in Australia,” Archbishop Fisher said.

The bishops agreed that the president and vicepresident’s two-year terms will commence on July 13, 2022, after the Second General Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia.

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Volunteers offer witness of service that we so need to see, says Bishop Sproxton

In his homily for the 2022 Volunteers Week Mass, Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton reflected on St John’s Gospel of The Last Supper, highlighting that Jesus is teaching us that God loves us first and that in order for us to live as disciples of that love, we are given the Spirit that enables us to give ourselves totally in the way that He has given.

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Love one another, as I love you.

“It is in love that we most beautifully represent God to the world around us.

I’ve just returned from the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference in Sydney, and in the course of our meetings, we were reminded by one of the bishops, that the Catholic Church in Australia employs 220,000 people. This makes the Church, one of the biggest employers of people in our country.

If you add to that number, that even greater number of people who volunteer in our parishes and in our agencies, and in fact, in many organisations, in our community at large, you can see what a mighty impact, our people have on the life of this country.

Today in this Eucharist, as we’ve already heard, we are honouring those who among us, give of their time and give in many, many ways, to those in our society, who are in need. The need might not just be material, the need many times is that need of friendship.

There was a lady that I met some years ago who works for one of our agencies called Personal Advocacy Service. She works as a volunteer, supporting people with disabilities.

She was telling me that the person with whom she had been working with and serving for more than 30 years, had just passed away.

Personal Advocacy Service offers people the opportunity of walking with people who have disabilities, of being their advocates. Being able to help them come to know God, to know Jesus, through the companionship that they offer. In walking with people with disabilities, they are helping them to find their place in the Church, in their parishes, and also in the wider community.

I asked her, ‘What will you do now?’ and she said that because this person had become so much part of her life, she was wanting, through Personal Advocacy Service to find somebody else to support for however many more years was possible.

This was a great example of the power of our companionship, and of the work that we do as volunteers.

The Gospel that we’ve just heard proclaimed, is from John and its context is the Last Supper. It was at that moment when Jesus gave to the Church the Eucharist that we celebrate this morning. And in the context of that gift of the Eucharist, that He did this extraordinary sign, He gave this extraordinary sign to us, which we call the Mandatum, when He

washed the feet of the disciples.

This is a reminder to each of us, as we come to the end of this season of Easter, that we, as disciples of the Lord, are called, in our own way, with our own gifts, to make ourselves available for others.

Jesus said that He was about to be glorified. And that glory that came to Him was, as we see on this beautiful window that depicts the Last Supper, in that moment when Jesus gave this beautiful sign of the love of God, and the glorification was that to happen that next day, when He was lifted up on the cross, in St John’s mind, this was the moment when Jesus was glorified by the Father. When He gave everything, as a sign of love to us.

So, when we come to the Eucharist, we are receiving that gift of Christ. That gift of Him giving us everything we need. When we hear that Jesus then gives us a commandment, and we learn that that commandment is to love, we wonder how it’s possible, that anyone can be commanded to love.

That it is by that gift of the Spirit, that we are given the capacity to love, in the same way that Jesus Himself shows his personal love, but He shows the love of the Father.

Jesus is teaching us that God loves us first and then in order for us to live as disciples of that love, we then are given the Spirit that enables us to give ourselves totally in the way that He has given.

Many of us, of course, have experienced that in our vocations. In the way in which we are able to offer that love to a family, how we’re able to be there for one another in the friendships that we have.

So it is through the work that we do in supporting the lives of others that we might not know so well, in the work that the volunteers show in their example, of offering themselves for the stranger.

For the one who isn’t that close to us, the one who isn’t part of our family.

This is where this becomes a very powerful sign of that Spirit living in the hearts of those people.

Living in the heart of that person who generously is offering love and service and accompaniment to those they seek to serve. We pray that strengthened by that Spirit that is given to each of us and strengthened today by this Eucharist, that we too may find that freedom and that joy that comes in service of others.

We thank God for those who volunteer, for who offer so much of their time and energy to support those who have needs and we thank God for them.

We pray that the Lord will continue to bless them and offer us then that witness of service that we so need to see.”

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A Public (or Stakeholder) Apology Is Worth a 1000 Words of Spin and Artful Dodging

When things go wrong, sorry seems to be the hardest word. Not just for people but often it is even harder for schools, organisations and companies.

directly affected – are human beings and want their leaders to be. It is human nature. We expect it.

Why?

It doesn’t need to adversely affect litigation and good lawyers know how to minimise the impact of this.

Is it for fear of personal or brand consequences or litigation? Is it because they don’t believe they are wrong (even when the rest of the world does)? Is it arrogance?

For businesses and schools, it is also a question of protecting reputation (but not at the expense of victims) and the impact of negative media coverage on reputations.

It can be a best practice strategy for an organisation or company to be on the front foot in times of crises.

It is a sad irony that good, genuinely heartfelt, public apologies can be a good PR opportunity because we have not been used to hearing organisations do it. To a pleasing degree that is changing.

It can turn a shocking situation into one that is managed strategically and with genuine heart. It can turn a negative into a positive, or at least a neutral.

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During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw some great high-profile apologies.

For example, the then-New South Wales Premier,

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Gladys Berejiklian, apologised for the mistakes made in relation to the Ruby Princess cruise ship when it docked in Sydney and allowed infected and sick passengers to disembark.

This was Australia’s first ‘super spreader’ event where people died and many more were infected around the country. In front of a packed media conference, the NSW Premier started by saying, “can I now apologise unreservedly to any of the people who suffered as a result of the mistakes outlined in the report by the Health Department. I extend that apology unreservedly.”

She received great accolades for that apology because she didn’t follow the usual politicians’ strategy of speaking in politically safe, soundbite spin and using carefully composed, risk-averse talking points.

And then there are others, such as Eddie McGuire, President of the AFL Collingwood.

He mistakenly said it was a “proud day” to reveal his Club’s historical racism.

The tragedy of that event was that it was such a missed opportunity for him and the Club. If he had apologised upfront about historical events, he could have taken the high ground and received credit for being the first club in the league to instigate and formally investigate issues in their own backyard.

McGuire was genuine in his concern for his players but he had the wrong words and messages upfront and he was severely criticised for that. The right key messages are so important. And so is sincerity.

To make matters and the headlines worse, McGuire read an apology the next day about the gaffe.

A read apology is not a real apology. If someone read an apology to you, would you believe it?

It was a gaffe that became a runaway train and ended his 23 years of great work at Collingwood.

He fell on a sword that could have had the opposite effect and bathed him and the Club in glory.

In the Archdiocese of Perth, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has been upfront and courageous in his communication on behalf of the Church and the Catholic community about historical sexual abuse.

As has Pope Francis. Both have made genuine and sincere public apologies over a number of years and still do today with human concern and compassion.

In his 2021 public apology concerning the court case of a deceased priest, Archbishop Costelloe,

among other statements, said “the Catholic Church has a deplorable history in relation to the sexual abuse of the young and vulnerable. The Royal Commission shone a much-needed light on this dark chapter in the Church’s history. Nothing can justify or cancel out the dreadful mistakes of the past. What the Church can do today and into the future is to commit itself to treating those who have been abused with dignity, respect and integrity…”.

Two years earlier, in a 2019 public statement, the Archbishop said “to all victims and survivors of sexual abuse within the Church, I can only say how deeply sorry and ashamed I am that you have been subjected to these horrors. Your childhood and teenage years were stolen from you in the most terrible way…”.

Both of these are good examples of genuine, heartfelt apologies. No spin; instead, open acceptance of ‘mea culpa’ and responsibility.

There are other things that an apology should contain if it is to be taken as sincere and genuine.

In addition to taking responsibility, the apology should show recognition, understanding and acknowledgement of the harm or distress caused.

It should make a definitive statement of regret as well as a plain and simple apology, “I am or we are sorry”.

There should be a clear reference to what actions have been taken to right wrongs and what will be done in the future to avoid reoccurrence.

Finally, if relevant and appropriate, any support systems or assistance being offered should be made very clear.

The aim of an apology is to be accepted, so those affected feel they have been heard, have had some justice and been respected.

These are the pillars to restore trust, engagement and caring.

Any other way will escalate the events and intensify the crisis to a new, risky and unwanted level.

Sam Elam is a trainer, consultant and speaker in high stakes, strategic communication for executives. She specialises in issues and crisis communication for schools particularly when the media is involved. www.mediamanoeuvres.com.au

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Archdiocese of Perth set to begin a process of discernment for the ministry of the Permanent Diaconate.

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● Fourteeen men were ordained to the Permanent Diaconate on 29 June 2006 by then Archbishop Barry Hickey; 12 remain following the passing of Deacons Ivan Sands and Patrick Seatter. Photo: Jamie O’Brien.

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Perth is set to embark on a program of discernment for the formation of Permanent Deacons.

Mature men of good health, actively involved in their parish and informed in their Catholic faith are being invited to express their interest in discerning and learning about the ministry of the permanent deacon.

The Archdiocese of Perth currently has 12 men ordained as permanent deacons most of these serve in various ministries in parishes, prisons and hospitals.

Since the time of the apostles and the early Church, deacons have played an important role in the life and ministry of the Church.

The Acts of the Apostles records that, as the apostles had to grapple with the increasing calls on their ministry as the early Church began to grow, they chose seven men and appointed those men to assist them in the ministry, especially the ministry to the poor.

Over time, that ministry took on a liturgical function as well, especially in preaching and teaching.

Derived from the Greek ‘diakonos’ meaning ‘servant’, a deacon’s ministry is, therefore, one of service to the community and the proclamation of the Word of God. Over the centuries, for a variety of reasons, the ministry of deacons, and their presence in the life of the Church as a permanent and stable ministry alongside that of the bishops and priests, began to diminish.

Especially in the Latin Church, to which most of us belong, the diaconate was seen simply as a step towards the priesthood.

What should have been a permanent ministry became a transitional one. While deacons appear in the early and middle history of the Church, they disappeared in the latter centuries as a “permanent” state and became a “transitional” state for those men being formed toward the priesthood.

In 1967, Pope Paul VI re-established the diaconate as a permanent ministry and opened it to married men as well as to celibates.

interest will be those who believe that the Permanent Diaconate may be God’s will for them.

“Always of course with the discernment of God’s will in relation to a vocation to the ordained ministry is the work of the community rather than simply of the individual himself,” Archbishop Costelloe said.

“It will ultimately to be confirmed by the bishop’s discernment and decision,” he said.

Director for the Office of the Permanent Diaconate, Fr Peter Bianchini, explained that the role of the office, which opened in 2019, will be •

to promote vocations to the Permanent

Diaconate; •

to provide a service whereby men, with the

support of their wives if they are married, can: o explore and discern the possibility of a vocation to the diaconate; o if so to be formed in discerning that vocation; “In their active involvement in the community, their outreach to the poor and marginalised, and their fostering of Eucharistic communion, deacons sacramentalise the Church’s service,” Fr Peter explained.

“The support of a deacon’s family is vital and essential for anyone contemplating the ordained ministry of the permanent diaconate,” he said.

Potential applicants are invited to speak with their parish priest in the first instance and also to discuss their intentions with a spiritual director.

In 2006, then-Archbishop Barry Hickey ordained 14 men to the permanent diaconate.

“If your heart tells you that this might be a path

In a special presentation released to invite expressions of interest, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB said that men who express their

information by searching for Permanent Diaconate on

God is inviting you to discern you can access more the Archdiocesan website, www.perthcatholic.org.au

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SAINT JOHN HAWES? Builder of ‘faith and churches’ may earn title as WA’s first saint W O R D S Amanda Murthy & Jamie O'Brien

Western Australia could (soon) have its first saint with the Diocese of Geraldton looking to advance the cause of canonisation of Monsignor John Cyril Hawes through the gathering and investigation of information around his life and the existence of heroic virtue.

Known as one of the greatest priest-architects, Msgr Hawes spent some 24 years in Western Australia, designing and building 27 Churches and buildings across the Mid-West, Gascoyne, and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia.

Diocese of Geraldton Chancellor and Director of Heritage, Fr Robert Cross explained to The Record that after some discussions and an online meeting that included Geraldton Bishop Michael Morrissey and Bahamas Archbishop Patrick Pinder of Nassau and several others, a decision was made to proceed with promoting the cause of Monsignor Hawes.

Also known as Fra Jerome, Msgr John Hawes was born 7 September 1876 in Richmond, England.

As a young man, he took great interest in the ancient buildings of his school, spending much of his free time discovering the charms of Canterbury Cathedral which loomed large over the King’s School grounds.

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He was impressed by the atmosphere of the church and its former history as a Catholic Cathedral, taking great interest in the life of St Thomas Beckett.

In 1897, Msgr Hawes qualified as an architect, later becoming an Anglican Priest in 1904, before converting to Catholicism in 1911 in New York.

He was ordained a Catholic priest four years later in Rome.

Fr Cross also explained to The Record that heroic virtue is understood to mean evidence of a person living the virtues in an exemplary manner.

“In addition, evidence is requested of any devotion or to Monsignor Hawes or recourse to him for divine intercession and any favours received since the time of his death to the present,” Fr Cross explained.

Msgr Hawes arrived in Geraldton in November 1915, commencing work on St Francis Xavier Cathedral in 1916. He also served as Parish Priest of Mullewa/ Yalgoo.

During his time in the Mid-West, Hawes was responsible for an astounding body of work throughout the region.

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His creations ranged from basic corrugated iron structures like St Patrick’s Church in Wonthella, to the unique design of Our Lady of Mt Carmel in Mullewa, or the grand structure of Nazareth House perched on the edge of Champion Bay in Geraldton.

“There is little doubt that Hawes’ built and movable heritage in the region has contributed and will continue to contribute to the vibrancy of local communities,” Fr Cross highlighted.

He designed himself a small cottage, known as The Hermitage, adjacent to St John of God Hospital in Geraldton.

Hawes declared the building, completed in 1936, was to be his retirement home.

At the same time he also designed the San Spirito Chapel that was built in the grounds of the Geraldton cemetery, including a place for his own grave at the foot of the Rood Screen and a brass effigy of himself set into a terrazzo slab.

After leaving WA in 1939, Mgr Hawes designed and built more than 20 buildings in the Bahamas and ministered to the people for the last 17 years of his life.

One of those was a most impressive but simple dwelling on Como Hill, the highest point in The Bahamas, which he named Mt Alvernia, building his Hermitage and Chapel and also creating his own burial chamber beneath the hill.

Fr Cross highlighted that Mgr Hawes was not only admired and respected for his architectural work, but he was also loved and respected by his parishioners, and the wider community.

“He was especially respected for his knowledge of and love for animals. As well as breeding and at times riding racehorses, he also bred fox terriers and included a special entry for his beloved Dominie (which he is often pictured with in his WA portraits) in his house in Mullewa and the Hermitage in Geraldton,” Fr Robert said.

“His biggest regret on leaving Geraldton was having to say goodbye to his beloved companion and noted in his diary that “the loss of the dog's companionship was the greatest cross he had to bear.”

Mgr Hawes died on 26 June 1956 in Miami, Florida at 79 years of age, and according to his wishes, was returned to Como Hill and placed in his own burial chamber he had built for himself inside a cave, with no coffin, dressed in the Franciscan habit, lying on his back with his arms outstretched in the form of a cross.

“We request for information that details any heroic virtues evident in the life of Hawes as well as information that demonstrates both devotion to him and requests for his intercession for Divine assistance.”

If you have any information you would like to share of any recourse to Monsignor Hawes for divine intercession and any favours received since the time of his death to the present, please email Fr Robert Cross at heritage@diocese-geraldton.org

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Catholic Youth Ministry The Youth Leadership Pathway The 30th of April 2021 marked a significant beginning of the first ever cohort involving the Youth Leadership Pathway (YLP). Inspired by Jesus’ method of discipleship, 34 young adults embarked on their one-year journey of discernment to seek their place within the Church. During this time, as they developed their talents and gifts, this group of like-minded young adults shared their faith within their work, studies, family, friends, and ministries.

The Youth Leadership Pathway is a collaboration developed between Catholic Youth Ministry Perth and the Acts 2 College of Mission and Evangelisation.

A vision which steadily aims to change our youth ministry culture and develop disciples “with a heart of mission”.

This unique opportunity to serve within the YLP program has equipped the young adults aged eighteen to thirty with basic youth ministry and professional skills. Among the challenges comes

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a discernment of leadership and the potential to discover their own unique vocations, building generations who can inspire and guide other young people into loving the faith and having a community where they truly feel like they belong.

Engaging in youth ministry is about engaging with the future of the church. It is an exciting yet challenging ministry. YLP has provided me the necessary tools and skills to engage in the world of youth ministry with confidence and ease. It has helped me, and others discern their place in youth ministry and whether this is the way God wants us to serve. The YLP program has given me unique opportunities to step out of my own comfort zone which has helped me discover my gifts as I journey with others. Through this program, have been able to discern my why of youth ministry and better see how I fit into the bigger picture of the Church’s mission. – Alysha, 21

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There are four main elements of the Youth Leadership Pathway: • Online Modules: Concise videos from a variety of speakers through the online platform, focusing on the upcoming workshop theme • In-person Workshops: Experts on the overarching workshop themes lead an in-person, interactive session, and discussion • Spiritual Life Journal: A physical journal to guide participants through the program, providing a space for reflection as well as direction.

• Discipleship Support: Participants receive regular mentoring sessions as well as connect with peers through small groups.

We had the amazing opportunity to connect with a mentor to develop one’s faith, guide one’s decisions and even discern one’s vocation. The brothers and sisters I met along the way are now an integral part of my life, and I thank God for providing this experience and opportunity of YLP. – Long, 20

YLP helped to equip me with discerning what gifts the Lord had given me to serve in ministry.

The videos and workshops were interactive and relevant in assisting me to develop my leadership skills for building intentional communities. – Shelby, 24 When a young adult finds their place and commitment in the Church, even if it is not within Youth Ministry, the YLP program will assist in outreach to other agencies and ministries throughout the wider Perth Catholic Community. Regardless of your current pathway, if you are involved or not in youth ministry, or new to faith; a strong passion and committed heart is all that is required to start this journey. Staff and volunteers of the Youth Leadership Pathway are available to discuss your discernment and support through the program.

If you are interested in joining the next group of the Youth Leadership Pathway, please contact admin@cym.com.au or call us on 08 9422 7912.

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Finding the right one...

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financial planner, that is!

If you followed the banking royal commission, you’d have picked up that financial planners aren’t all squeaky clean. That doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of honest, reputable financial planners out there.

The trick is finding the right one for you.

Truth is, not everybody needs financial advice. If you’re paying off a mortgage, don’t have much in savings and you’re happy with your current super fund, you probably don’t need to pay for advice (and you’ve got access to our great range of financial education articles).

If you’re ready to invest then a good financial planner can really help. But how do you find a good one?

Look before you leap There is no shortage of ‘experts’ out there who claim to be the right person to help you take care of your money. Before you even sit down with one of them, check out the basics first.

Go to the Financial advisers register on ASIC’s MoneySmart website and make sure they are legally authorised to give advice. If their name isn’t on the list, keep walking.

Next, get a copy of the planner’s Financial Services Guide (usually just called the FSG). You’ll find it on their website.

The FSG will give tell you about the planner’s qualifications, the type of advice they are able to give and any restrictions or conflicts that might influence their advice.

together a list of your assets, liabilities, superannuation and insurance.

And be prepared to ask questions, like how do they charge for their services, who is responsible for any advice given (usually a larger company) and what experience the planner has helping people with a situation like yours?

Read the fine print There are two other documents you should know about.

First, if the planner recommends an investment product, you should be provided with a Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) to help you decide if the investment is right for you.

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Finally, take some time out before you sign on the dotted line. If you aren’t comfortable with the planner or the advice given, it’s a good idea to get a second opinion.

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Discovering Auxiliary Bishop John Joseph Rafferty Born on 10 August 1912 in Killaloe, County Clare, Ireland, John Joseph Rafferty was baptised on 12 August in the Church of St Flannan.

His parents Patrick and Ellen Rafferty educated their son at St Flannan’s College in Ennis, followed

by St Kieran’s College in Kilkenny.

While studying at St Kieran’s, John Rafferty was accepted for ministry in the Archdiocese of Adelaide but near the end of his seminary studies, found he was no longer required.

He approached then Archbishop Redmond Prendiville of Perth while the Archbishop was visiting St Kieran’s and an agreement was reached whereby Adelaide loaned John Rafferty to Perth for a short period.

The arrangement, however, resulted in John Rafferty providing Perth with long-term and valued service.

John Rafferty was subsequently ordained at St Kieran’s College on 25 April 1936, arriving in Perth on 21 July that same year.

In describing his earliest recollection of the priest, Archbishop Prendiville recalled Fr Rafferty as ‘a fine type of young Irish priest’, who had ‘already made a favourable impression’.

Fr Rafferty’s priestly life began at St Mary’s Cathedral following which he was appointed to a number of responsible positions.

During his 21st year in Perth, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop to the Archbishop of Perth and ordained on 26 October 1955.

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The motto chosen by the new Auxiliary Bishop was ‘We Fly to Thy Patronage’.

Derived from the oldest Marian prayer known to the Church, with origins in either the third or fourth century, the motto also belonged to Perth’s Bishops Martin Griver and Matthew Gibney.

It was further appropriate as the Archdiocese of Perth remained under the patronage of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception.

In addition to the traditional emblems, Bishop Rafferty’s episcopal banner acknowledged his Irish heritage and new-found home. It included the shamrocks, a symbol of Ireland, and the Western Australian Kangaroo paw.

As a newly-elected Bishop, John Rafferty revealed his belief in a joint heritage when he spoke at an anniversary celebration for the Polish Community during which he exhorted the people to learn English and Australian customs.

They were also encouraged to always remember their Polish origins, with a wealth of beautiful traditions behind them.

Bishop Rafferty died suddenly on 6 January 1962, on the day before he was due to return to Perth, in his hometown of Killaloe and is buried in the grounds of St Flannan’s Church.

A member of the clergy wrote describing the funeral to Archbishop Prendiville: ‘The number of clergy present showed that wherever the late Bishop travelled he made friends.’

The Boardroom at Griver House is named after Bishop Rafferty in honour of his valued service.

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Archbishop Balvo takes up appointment as Nuncio to Australia

Archbishop Charles Balvo has arrived as Pope Francis’ Ambassador to Australia in what the 70-year-old believes will be his final assignment after having already served 35 years in the Vatican’s diplomatic service.

A native of Brooklyn, New York, Archbishop Balvo presented his credentials to the Governor-General of Australia on April 1, the 17th anniversary of his first appointment as an Apostolic Nuncio, to New Zealand and the islands of the Pacific.

He has also served as papal ambassador to Kenya and South Sudan and, most recently, to the Czech Republic. He had held earlier diplomatic postings to Latin America, the Baltic States, Africa and the Middle East.

Archbishop Balvo said a visit to Rome last November to meet with Pope Francis had an unexpected outcome: he was to take up the Australian post vacated last year when Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana who was named Apostolic Nuncio to Israel and Cyprus as well as Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine.

Archbishop Balvo spoke with Gavin Abraham from the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference soon after his arrival in Australia.

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You’ve spent the last 17 years as an Apostolic Nuncio. Can you tell us a little bit about what the roles and the tasks of a papal nuncio are?

Essentially what a nuncio is, you are the eyes, ears, hands, if you will, of the Holy Father, an extension of the Holy Father’s Ministry, because the Holy Father has his concern for the Church, for all aspects of its life.

It is that kind of a personal representation of what the Holy Father wants to be for the whole church.

He can’t be everywhere. Certainly, in the past, Pope John Paul and Pope Benedict and now Pope Francis travelled a great deal.

So many people have been able physically to see the Holy Father. Those are one-time events and, you know, New Zealand for example, the only visit was in 1986. That really almost is ancient history for many.

In some places, people really have a living sense or an active sense that “You are the Holy Father for us, you’re his presence”.

So that’s the essence of our work to do that, to be able to communicate through what we say, in homilies and other things, some of the concerns of the Holy Father and then to keep him informed about how life is, both the life of the society and the Church in the places where we live. We have certainly a lot of formal

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things as being an ambassador. You have functions in which you participate, Anzac Day for example, other things where you have these kinds of formal roles. But that really doesn’t take a lot of our time. Most of our time is with the Church. So, in order to know it, you have to travel.

Depending on where I was, I am invited to celebrate Masses, to lead pilgrimages, to give talks, interviews.

That’s part of the work – to communicate with people.

Probably the most important work that [Nuncios] do is we are the ones responsible for the process of gathering information and submitting it to the Holy Father for the appointment of bishops.

The bishops are the shepherds of the local Church and it’s certainly a challenging task. And it’s one that has a certain level of confidentiality and a certain level of interest. You know, “who is going to be our next bishop?”

But that’s an important work and it takes a lot of discernment and a lot of physical hard work. Certainly, it’s much more a challenge just to try to identify, to discern the person who most likely would be the best or suitable for being the shepherd of the particular diocese. Here in Australia, there are some processes that are ongoing and there will be in the future as bishops reach 75 and offer their resignation to the Holy Father.

So that’s an important – and one of the most important – duties that we have.

How will you spend the next few months to try and better understand the life of the Church in Australia?

There will be two institutional events, which will be the meeting of the Bishops Conference in May and then the meeting of the Plenary Council in July. So, there you have concentrated moments, but then certainly to travel, to go around.

I know that when the nuncio arrives, they think “This big man is coming”, and in all these places they prepare the best. Anyone, if you have a guest, you want to show the best. If you bring somebody home, you don’t want to bring to the worst room in your house; you want to give them the best. I’m aware of the fact that sometimes you can think that this is the whole situation at this particular one big Mass that you’re invited to celebrate.

This is an opportunity to see the conditions in which people are living and to listen to people. So, my plan is to do that as much as I can do to visit different parts of the country. I’ve only touched a minimal part of Australia on these past occasions I’ve had to come.

Archbishop Charles Balvo at the Memorial Mass for Holy Spirit Missionary Sr Veronika Theresia Rackova in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo: CNS/Francis Njuguna.

Even when I was in the Czech Republic and Prague, some people would say “Would you really come to our little parish?” and I did. It doesn’t matter how many people are there. It’s a question of being the personal contact and to understand in some way the life of the Church in the country to which you are sent.

So, it is my intention to do that and to travel as much as possible, not to be on the road all the time. We actually have work to do, office work. But to do that, that’s important. Generically speaking, it’s my intention to travel and go to see all the dioceses, if that’s possible – not to see every corner of every diocese, that isn’t even possible in a small country.

I will be 71 in June. So, the number of years that I will be here will be not as many as others perhaps. But God willing, and if God continues to give me good health, I really look forward to it.

How can the Church respond to the needs of the faithful and the wider society?

One of the things that people have always appreciated about the Church in different places is a life of service – how much they do. In some of the places where I’ve lived, like in Africa, in Kenya or even more in South Sudan, that education, health care, so much of this is through the Catholic Church, through the sacrifice especially of religious men and women.

So, I think that’s one of the ways in which we can help overcome some of the difficulties that we have faced, especially with trying to regain people’s credibility, is through service, how we can serve those who are most in need, the marginalised and really dedicate ourselves to that.

And, of course, the life of prayer, the life of worship.

That’s important.

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PEOPLE OF FAITH IN POLITICS: BEING A LIGHT TO THE NATIONS W O R D S Professor Matthew Ogilvie

In 2015, Pope Francis said that Catholics should get involved in politics, even if it may be dirty. He challenged his hearers, “Do I as a Catholic watch from my balcony? No, you can’t watch from the balcony.

Get right in there!”1 Years earlier, St John Paul II encouraged Catholics involved in politics to bring their Christian conscience to the political realm.2 As someone involved personally in politics, I know that people of faith can make a great contribution to the common good. That can be on individual issues, such as protection of life, economic justice, education, and culture. However, a faith perspective can run deeper.

As Dr David Furse-Roberts points out in his book on Sir Robert Menzies, his faith perspective formed his approach to liberty, human rights and the very foundations of Australian culture.3 A faith perspective also makes a difference to the way political leaders make decisions.

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perspective and a “reference point” to whom they are accountable.

Without that accountability, people run the risk of what Pope Benedict XVI called being “self-authorised”4 and prone to making decisions that benefit an ideology or a select few to the detriment of the common good.

However, many people today say that people of faith should disqualify themselves from public discourse.

That challenge was put to me by someone who said that, in the name of religious freedom, religious people should stay out of politics. Bravely, I pointed out the perils of non-religious people getting into politics. I also pointed out that freedom of religion doesn’t mean freedom from religion.

There is a deeper answer though. As Pope Francis says, people of faith have a role to play in secular politics. How do we justify that involvement in a pluralist democracy? In the first place, religious people and leaders are just as much a part of a liberal democracy as any other people. We have a right to be heard, whether as individuals or a community.

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In the second place, there is a very important part of religious tradition that should be brought to the table.

The great religions of this world vary in many aspects.

But if we look carefully enough at those religions we find that, in addition to what they have to say about God, they also a lot to say about humanity. The great religions are humane religions, and they have something to say about human nature, our rights and responsibilities, our joys and hopes, our misery and despair.

Pope Paul VI put the point very well in his 1967 Encyclical Populorum Progressio.5 He wrote that the Church “… has long experience in human affairs.” In an address to the United Nations in 1965, the Pope explained that the Church is an “expert in humanity.”6 The same point goes for any of the great humane faiths of the world. What gives religious people the right and the responsibility to be involved in secular affairs is our concern for humanity, our expertise and long experience of humanity that pre-dates all of today’s political parties.

This expertise in humanity and concern for humanity characterises Judaism and Christianity and many of the world’s great faiths. As Philipe Nemo points out,7 Western culture emerged from a Jewish-Christian

rejection of the inevitability of evil and a conviction that, with God’s help, we can make our world better.

If we dig deep enough into our religious values, we discover not just faith in God, but also commitment to human values. The same goes for politics. If we go beyond partisan policies, personalities etc., and if we carefully look at politics, we discover those same human values. This is where religion and politics should come together – in those deep human values of people who are dignified and endowed with certain rights and responsibilities, and with needs that are social, cultural, economic and spiritual.

To put the point another way, if we search deeply enough, good religion and good politics will come together in affirming, protecting and promoting our common human values. It’s when religion goes wrong, or politics goes wrong, that people cannot come together and religion and politics find themselves opposed.

Catholics and other people of faith have much to offer through politics. Even though it can mean experiencing the “dirt” of the world, as Pope Francis says, it is our responsibility to be a light to the nations and, as Sir Robert Menzies would say, it is our Godgiven right.

● LEFT Former Australian Prime Minister speaks in during a presentation on Communism in 1954. Dr David Furse-Roberts points out in his book on Sir Robert Menzies, his faith perspective formed his approach to liberty, human rights and the very foundations of Australian culture. Image: Sourced. ● BOTTOM LEFT Pope Francis speaks during his general audience in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican, 18 May 2022. Photo: CNS/Paul Haring. ● BOTTOM CENTER Pope Paul VI is pictured in this undated photo. In his 1967 Encyclical Populorum Progressio.

He wrote that the Church “… has long experience in human affairs.”Photo: CNS/Vatican Media. ● BOTTOM RIGHT Pope Benedict XVI delivers a blessing at the conclusion of a Mass at St Peter’s Basilica in 2013. Photo: CNS/Paul Haring.

Matthew Ogilvie is a Professor of Theology at University of Notre Dame Australia. He is also a venomous snake catcher and a self-defence instructor. He blogs at www.ogilvieweb.com 1 Carol Glatz. 2015 “Catholics must be active in politics, no matter how ‘dirty,’ pope says.” NCR Online. (May 1, 2015). https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/francis-chronicles/catholics-must-be-active-politics-no-matter-how-dirty-pope-says 2 E. J. Dionne Jr. 1984. “Pope Speaks out on Political Role.” New York Times. (Sept 22, 1984). https:// www.nytimes.com/1984/09/22/world/pope-speaks-out-on-political-role.html 3 David Furse-Roberts. 2021. God & Menzies, The Faith that Shaped a Prime Minister and his Nation.

Jeparit Press. https://www.connorcourtpublishing.com.au/God-Menzies-The-Faith-that-Shaped-a-PrimeMinister-and-his-Nation--David-Furse-Roberts-HARDBACK-WITH-DUST-JACKET_p_458.html 4 Joseph Ratzinger (Cardinal) 2005. “On Europe’s Crisis of Culture.” Catholic Education Resource Center. (1 April 2005.) https:// www.catholiceducation.org/en/culture/catholic-contributions/cardinal-ratzinger-on-europe-s-crisis-of-culture.html 5 Paul VI (Pope). 1967. Populorum Progressio. (Encyclical On the Development of Peoples.) https://www. vatican.va/content/paul-vi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-vi_enc_26031967_populorum.html 6 John Allen Jr. 2018. “Celebrating one of history’s most refined, and recognizably human, popes” Crux. (October 12, 2018). https://cruxnow.com/news-analysis/2018/10/celebrating-one-of-historys-most-refined-and-recognizably-human-popes 7 Philippe Nemo. 2002. What is the West? Duquesne University Press. https://www.dupress.duq.edu/products/other9-paper ISSUE 36 JUNE 2022

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JESUS IS THE FACE OF THE FATHER’S MERCY, SAYS ARCHBISHOP COSTELLOE W O R D S Jamie O’Brien

Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has encouraged Perth Catholics to reflect on Jesus as the face of the Father’s mercy.

Speaking to parishioners at the Ellenbrook Parish St Helena’s Church on the occasion its 10th anniversary, in addition to the blessing and opening of the new Columbarium and Rosary Garden, Archbishop Costelloe reflected on the parable of the prodigal son from Luke’s Gospel.

“When Jesus speaks that parable, it’s God speaking to us about who He God the Father is,” Archbishop Costelloe explained.

Archbishop Costelloe then noted that it was Pope Francis, who was elected Pope just a year after Archbishop Costelloe was appointed, who has invited the church to reflect deeply on Jesus as the face of the Father’s mercy.

“This Jesus that I’ve just been speaking about, who is God among us, is particularly for us, the face of the Father’s mercy.

Archbishop Costelloe was joined for the occasion by concelebrants Ellenbrook Parish Priest, Fr Bonaventure Echeta and St Charles Seminary Vice Rector Fr Francis Huy Nguyen, who was parish priest from 2012 to 2014.

The occasion was limited to attendance 150 parishioners and members of the parish community inside the Church because of COVID-19 restrictions in place at the time, with many more seated outside.

The parish, which encompasses Ellenbrook, Henley Brook, Aveley, Belhus, Upper Swan, The Vines and Brabham, was created 25 March 2012 with Fr Francis Huy Nguyen as Parish Priest.

Current Parish Priest Fr Bonaventure Echeta, who

● Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, together with Ellenbrook Parish Priest Fr Bonaventure Echeta and former parish priest Fr Francis Huy Nguyen, encouraged Perth Catholics to reflect on Jesus as the face of the Father’s mercy, on the 10th anniversary of the Parish, St Helena’s Church, where he blessed and opened a new Columbarium and Rosary Garden, Sunday 27 March. Photo: Michelle Tan.

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was appointed in 2014, said the occasion was one of joy and blessing, particularly given how much the parish has grown and changed over the past 10 years.

“The occasion has been one of renewal of the faith and community spirit,” Fr Bonaventure explained.

“It is a very community-based parish, with a lovely range of cultural identities, young and old, who support each other,” he said.

Fr Bonaventure explained that the Columbarium and Rosary Garden was built, thanks to the generous support of the parish and school community, and contains some 1300 single and double niches.

Building of the Columbarium was completed by Kee Group and co-ordinated by parishioner David Holbrook from the parish building and maintenance committee.

Continuing his homily, Archbishop Costelloe also spoke about the father of the prodigal son, and in reference to God as our Father.

“The parable, of course, is about God as our Father who doesn’t act the way most parents might act.

“God our father doesn’t look at us when we have sinned and failed and think, ‘Well, now I’ve got to punish them. Now they’ve got to be taught their

lesson. Now I’ve got to do something to make sure they don’t do it again.’ The father does do something. But what does he do? He throws his arms around his son, and gives him a big hug, and welcomes him back and throws a party to celebrate.”

One of the reasons why Jesus was rejected by so many of the people of his own time, Archbishop Costelloe explained, was because the leaders and people of the time couldn’t cope with the image of God, His father, that Jesus was putting forward to them.

“At the heart of our faith, is belief in an unbelievably generous and merciful and compassionate and forgiving God. “This is the God we come together to worship and to celebrate and to listen to, and to take into our lives so that we can then take this God with us as we leave Mass and go out into the world to spread this Good News about what God is really like.”

And how do we spread it, Archbishop Costelloe asked?

“We spread it by showing in our way of dealing with people, the same compassion and mercy and forgiveness and large heartedness. This, I think, pretty well sums up the vocation of your parish.

● An aerial view of the new Rosary Garden at Ellenbrook Parish St Helena’s Church, which was blessed and opened on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the parish by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe, Sunday 27 March 2022. Photo: Supplied.

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CLERGY MULTI-SPORTS DAY A WINNER FOR ALL W O R D S Jamie O’Brien

Clergy from across the Archdiocese of Perth have once again come together for the annual ClerecWest Multi-Sports Day. The Multi-Sports Day, which has been held for some 25 years, was this year held on Monday 2 May, and enabled the participating clergy the opportunity to choose between participating in one or two recreational games, including tennis, soccer, golf, badminton or ten-pin bowling.

ClerecWest Committee Coordinator, Ellenbrook Priest Fr Bonaventure Echeta, said the day was a great moment of fraternal growth and development.

“It’s been an encouraging event for all those who attended to focus for a moment on their health and fitness,” Fr Bonaventure said.

“For many priests and clergy, health and fitness is already an increasing part of their daily routine and so together we are happy to do what we can to support each other in this, for our own wellbeing.

“When we are healthy in mind and body it enables us to better serve our parishioners,” he said.

Fr Bonaventure also gave a vote of thanks to the ClerecWest Committee, including Fr Paul Raj, Simeon San, Jeronimo Castillo, Joseph Laundy and Thi Lam for their dedication and commitment in making the day happen.

Tennis was played by a group of 10, Golf by a

group of eight, bowling a group of 11 and soccer a group of seven.

The winners of the sports matches included Frs Simeon San (Bateman) and Benedict Lee (Bassendean) for Golf, Fr Francis Tran (Whitford) for Tennis, with Fr Noe Navarrete-Apaez (Redemptoris Mater) awarded a special prize for his hidden talents; and in bowling, Frs John Jegorow, (Ballajura) Francis Tran (Whitford) and Anthony Vu (Mirrabooka) took home the top prizes.

In soccer, the orange team consisting of Frs Phong Nguyen, Francis Huy Nguyen, Simeon San and Thi Lam won top spot.

More than 50 priests and supporters went on to attend the annual dinner at The Karalee on Preston in Como, sponsored by Archbishop Costelloe and the Archdiocese of Perth.

Awards on the night were presented by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB. Redemptoris Mater Seminary Spiritual Director Fr Noe Navarrete-Apaez, who participated in the tennis, said he was grateful for the opportunity.

“Having a healthy body is part of a healthy spiritual life and I really enjoy getting together with my fellow brother priests to share in some friendly competition and physical activity,” Fr Noe said.

“It’s a winning situation for all,” he said.

● Frs Francis Huy Nguyen, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, Frs Phong Nguyen (Bateman), Thi Lam (Kwinana) and Simeon San (Bateman) with the winning team trophy (Soccer). Photo: Jamie O’Brien.

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● Redemptoris Mater Seminary Spiritual Director Fr Noe Navarrete-Apaez is congratulated by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB. Photo: Jamie O’Brien.

● The tennis players at Crimea Park Tennis Courts on Monday 2 May. Photo: Jamie O’Brien.

● ClerecWest Committee Members Frs Simeon San and Thi Lam at the annual dinner on Monday 2 May. Photo: Jamie O’Brien.

● The winning organge soccer team.

Photo: Fr Thi Lam/Fr Simeon San.

● Clergy gathered at Morley TenPin Bowling on Monday 2 May for the annual ClerecWest Multi-Sports Day. Photo: Fr Jeronimo Castillo.

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R E C I P E B Y Michelle Tan

FRENCH ONION SOUP R E C I P E B Y Michelle Tan

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3Tbsp unsalted butter 2 cloves of garlic 6 large red or brown onions, thinly sliced 1 cup dry white wine 1 Tbsp dry sherry 8 cups good quality beef broth 3 bay leaves

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In a large casserole pot, melt butter and add onions.

Coat onions in butter and reduce to low heat. Stir regularly until onions are softened.

Increase heat and stir regularly until onions are all caramelised and golden brown.

Add minced garlic and cook for a further minute.

Add in the wine and sherry. Stir well and deglaze the bottom of the pot. Bring the mixture to a boil.

Stir in the flour, leaving it to cook for one minute.

Add in broth, bay leaves, and thyme. Cover the pot and let it simmer gently for 30 minutes.

When ready to serve, brush the slices of bread with olive oil and top with a mixture of grated cheese. Grill under the broiler.

Ladle soup into individual ovenproof bowls and sprinkle generously with grated cheese.

Broil until cheese melts and is slightly browned.

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